Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot, has officially withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Lagos House Assembly seat for Surulere 1. themomentng reports that the withdrawal was personally announced by the lawmaker on Wednesday in a video shared on social media. He cited intimidation of himself and his …
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Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday signed Executive Order 001 of 2026 to regulate the activities of informal security groups, associations and organisations in the state. Makinde signed the order at his private residence within the Kolapo Ishola Estate, Ibadan. Newsextra24 reports that the order deals with the …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) commenced nationwide screening of aspirants for the 2027 general elections on Tuesday. Newsextra24 reports that the screening includes those aspiring to fly the party’s tickets for legislative, governorship and presidential positions. A statement from the PDP confirmed that the screening of senatorial, federal, and state legislative hopefuls is …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Appeal Committee for the National Assembly primaries in Delta says it has received five petitions from aggrieved aspirants and members of the party. The committee’s Chairman, Dr Chukwuemeka Ujam, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the APC secretariat on Tuesday in Asaba. Ujam said the …
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Dr Abdullahi Shinkafi, an APC senatorial aspirant for Zamfara North, has vowed to challenge his alleged exclusion from the party’s senatorial primaries in court, saying the injustice wod not stand. Newsextra24 reports that Shinkafi made the declaration at a press conference in Gusau on Tuesday. The APC chieftain expressed dissatisfaction …
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Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Surulere Constituency I, has explained why he signed the impeachment notice against Speaker Mudashiru Obasa during the January 2025 leadership crisis in the Assembly. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, the actor-turned-politician said …
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Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos West Senatorial District on Monday endorsed Sen. Idiat Adebule as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 senatorial election. Truthng reports that the endorsement took place during the APC Lagos West Senatorial District primary election held simultaneously in the district’s 10 …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants for the Imo North senatorial seat, including Mrs Gloria Akobundu, Chief Ike Odoeme and Chief Longers Anyanwu, have announced their withdrawal from the race, billed for Monday (today). In a statement jointly signed and issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen on Monday, …
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC), has appointed former Cross River and Kwara governors, Liyel Imoke and Abdulfatah Ahmed, to lead its presidential primary committees. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. Abdullahi said that Imoke would …
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The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, on Sunday inaugurated Grassroots Mobilisation for Tinubu and Dikko (GMTD) in Katsina State. Newsextra24 reports that the political support group aims to strengthen grassroots backing for President Bola Tinubu and Giv. Dikko Umaru Radda. The inauguration attracted political stakeholders, youth leaders, …
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